Supermoon: Will you be able to see it in Genesee County?

A full moon appears over Michigan on Aug. 1.File photo | Mlive Media Group

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- This weekend will bring one of the biggest celestial events of the year.

Peaking Sunday, June 23, the 2013 "supermoon" is expectant to appear as the largest moon of the year.

People in Genesee County should have some chance at of catching a glimpse of it. The moon is set to rise at 8:35 p.m. Sunday and set at 5:22 a.m. Monday.

The National Weather Service forecast for the area calls for a partly cloudy night Sunday, with a chance of thunderstorms during the day and a high hovering around 90 degrees. On Saturday, the forecast calls for a chance of thunderstorms and a 30 percent chance of precipitation.

The term "supermoon" basically just means a bigger and brighter full moon.

It occurs when a full moon coincides with what is called perigee, the point in the lunar orbit where the moon is closest to Earth, about 221,894 miles, according to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

Perigree is shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday, after the sun has already risen. The bast chance of catching a view of the large, full moon are Saturday and Sunday evenings.

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